Djibouti vs Suriname
Suriname is 7.04 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Suriname about 7.0 times.
DjiboutiSurinameDjibouti moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.14× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 7.04× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 639,850 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Djibouti bigger than Suriname?
- No. Djibouti is 7.04 times smaller than Suriname. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Suriname?
- About 7.0 times: Suriname has 7.04× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Suriname look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Suriname about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or Suriname?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 639,850. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².